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Venture Kick Stage 2

Status

Status not published

Applications accepted continuously ('We are taking applications at any time!'). Around 250 projects are funded per year. Participants join Kickers Camps after each stage.

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Amount
40,000 CHF

CHF 40'000 as a convertible loan, awarded after presenting the business case. Pass rate about 50% (3 of 5). Stage 2 winners can additionally apply for the Gebert Rüf InnoBooster grant of up to CHF 150'000.

Funder

Venture Kick (Stiftung Venturelab / private donor foundations)

private · national

Deadline: Open all year — Applications accepted continuously ('We are taking applications at any time!'). Around 250 projects are funded per year. Participants join Kickers Camps after each stage.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Research-based start-ups with a Swiss university/research link. Founders must apply before company incorporation to qualify for the first grant. Convertible loans convert at the next significant equity round.

How to apply

  1. Apply online with the project. — link
  2. Pitch to the Venture Kick jury for the relevant stage. — link
  3. On success, receive the stage award and join the Kickers Camp.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.venturekick.ch/getthekick

"We are taking applications at any time!"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.venturekick.ch

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